Questions tagged [setxkbmap]
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How do I create a per user xkb keymap?
It is possible to create your own custom xkb maps by adding files to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols. However, this directory is managed my dpkg and requires root access. Is there a way of placing a keymap ...
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Prevent keyboard layout from being changed
For some reason my keyboard layout occasionally switches to another language.
Is there a way to prevent other software from changing my keyboard layout?
I can run...
setxkbmap de
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Remap Right Alt to Backspace
As the title says how can I remap Right Alt to Backspace?
I am on X11
I am aware that something can be done using setxkbmap but I not aware of the command for my particular case.
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xkb utf8 symbols but no syms
Fedora 39 here, but this should apply in general for any linux.
My ~/.xkb/symbols/my has this (part):
replace key <FK01> {
[ F1, F1, {H,e,l,l,o}, {W,o,r,l,d}, XF86_Switch_VT_1 ]
};
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`setxkbmap kr` not doing anything?
I'm trying to add a configuration to my multilingual setup on my ArchLinux desktop, but Korean doesn't seem to do anything, despite it being listed under setxkbmap.
How do I set it up similarly to ...
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XKB spec says 63 levels max per type. For me it's 8. What am I doing wrong?
X.org version: 1.21.1.7
Distribution: Kubuntu 23.04
I duplicated the included EIGHT_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC_LEVEL_FIVE_LOCK type, inserted an additional level as Level1, and shifted all existing levels by +1....
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xkb: how can `modifier_map` be completely replaced
When defining a custom keyboard layout with xkb, how can I completely override a modifier? E.g. when I have
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types ...
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How to translate setxkbmap to xinitrc config
I am setting my keyboard layout using this command on every startup:
setxkbmap us,cz -variant ,ucw -option grp:caps_switch
How can I write this configuration in to xinitrc file so xserver loads it ...
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setxkbmap and xmodmap often stop working
I have a script to:
Set the keyboard layout to include accents
Set capslock as mod when held
Set capslock as escape when pressed
It looks like this:
setxkbmap -rules evdev -model evdev -layout us -...
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Map <C-S-A-hjkl> to Arrow Keys with XKB Map
I'm trying to also have access to my arrow keys from the default Vim hjkl.
Since CtrlShiftAlt seems to be a rare key combo, I was thinking about using that.
How would I do that using setxkbmap (or ...
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WARNING: Running setxkbmap against an XWayland server
I'm using Fedora 37, tilix terminal emulator with fish shell.
Whenever I open a terminal, I get the warning
WARNING: Running setxkbmap against an XWayland server
How come? How to avoid it?
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Map Caps Lock to AltGr and Escape - why does setxkbmap silence xcape daemon?
I'm on a 20.04 Ubuntu machine.
I've been trying to use a combination of setxkmap and xcape to map AltGr and escape onto my caps-lock key, where a quick key press acts as escape and a longer key press ...
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How to set keyboard layout and keep configuration?
I changed from gnome to i3wm and now everytime I log in to my computer the keyboard layout is set to english (my keyboard is spanish).
I was able to change it with this command but just for the ...
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xkb swap backslash and return: how to deal with shift?
I'm trying to swap Enter and Backslash key. I figured out how to swap them when Shift is not involved:
key < RTRN > {[ backslash ]};
key < BKSL > {[ Return ]};
However, when shift is down, ...
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How to use setxkbmap to map keys permanently?
I'm currently using xmodmap to remap some keys, keeping my configuration in a .Xmodmap file, but every time I boot my laptop, or my screen locks, the customization is lost and I have to run xmodmap ~/....
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How to (permently) set keyboard mappings using setxkbmap? It gives an error
I am diving into custom keyboard mappings. Basically, I just want to switch the Alt_L with Ctrl_L and Alt_R with Ctrl_R (kind of like Command on MacBooks). In the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ctrl ...
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Is there an API to query setxkbmap's current layout?
A bit related to this previous question of mine, I wonder if there's a way to query what is the current layout.
Say I have run
setxkbmap -layout it,ru -variant ,phonetic -option 'grp:caps_toggle'
and ...
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Adding a single keycode to the existing XKB configuration
I have a MECHREV laptop, /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name "Jiaolong Series GM5ZG0O". Its keyboard has a button for toggling trackpad on/off. However this key emits keycode 93 which is not ...
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How to keep keyboard mapping after reboot?
In order to remap my keyboard I use the following commands:
$ setxkbmap -layout fr -variant latin9 -option ''
$ setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
$ printf "keycode 127 = Caps_Lock NoSymbol Caps_Lock&...
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Use left-ctrl to swap keyboard layout?
If I want to switch between two keyboard layouts (gb and apl) by holding down the right ctrl key, I can run:
setxkbmap -layout gb,apl -variant ,dyalog -option grp:rctrl_switch
Is there anything ...
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How to remap Caps Lock to a specific key?
By default I have the following key mapping:
$ xmodmap -pke
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keycode 49 = oe OE oe OE leftdoublequotemark rightdoublequotemark leftdoublequotemark
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keycode 66 = Caps_Lock NoSymbol Caps_Lock
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Using setxkbmap to disable the menu key
On my Debian for Raspberry Pi, the win key pops open the desktop's main menu. This blocks all other keyboard input, so I constantly trip over it. How can I disable the menu behavior using setxkbmap so ...
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How to set Caps Lock as Hyper (and change modifiers) using xkb?
This is currently my .xsessionrc file:
xmodmap -e "remove Mod4 = Hyper_L" -e "add Mod3 = Hyper_L" -e "lock = Hyper_L" -e "keysym Caps_Lock = Hyper_L" &
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How to assign dot symbol for the numpad del key in the KDE (X11) permanently?
I use the KDE Plasma with X11 on my laptop. And I set up two keyboard layouts in the KDE settings: US English and Russian. I'd like to assign the dot symbol for the numpad Del key. I found the ...
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implicit types in xkb
The keymap source (in .xkb format) of the current XKB configuration can be obtained by running xkbcomp $DISPLAY -. Mapping to keysyms is done in the xkb_symbols section of this file. Some of the ...
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xkb: Why is the compose key set to NoSymbol after a system update (OpenSuSE 15.2 → 15.3)?
After upgrading my OpenSuSE Leap from 15.2 to 15.3, I found out that the Compose key (keycode: 135) was no longer working. In fact, xev no longer recognised it as Multi_key, but as NoSymbol:
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Remap Caps Lock generate Left and Right
I'm trying to get Caps Lock to generate Left and Shift+Caps Lock to generate Right. I would like other modifiers (not Shift) to be passed through unchanged.
I have a new laptop with tiny arrow keys ...
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Setting CAPS_LOCK + arrows to Home, PgUp, PgDown, End in xkb
I'm trying to set some CapsLock + arrows keybindings in xkb
Using ArchLinux, KDE, Xorg
What I'm trying to achieve (wishful thinking)
Ultimately, the perfect solution would be
No modifier
CapsLock as ...
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Custom XKB layout before login
I have made a custom keyboard layout with XKB, but when I type my password on the login screen, the system still uses a QWERTY layout, only after the login my customized layout is applied. Is it ...
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XKB not recognizing my custom layout
I created a custom keyboard layout (the file is called “brc”) based on Colemak for my Lubuntu 18.04, and copied it to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols:
default partial
xkb_symbols "basic" {
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Wrong keyboard layout even though everything in the OS seem to report correct/wanted layout - e.g. åäö becomes [';
I installed Manjaro 21.x (don't remember exact version) a few months back and I chose the Gnome flavor. As per usual I set up my OS to have two keyboard layouts (US and SE) and life was great. Then ...
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Reassigning Right_Control from control modifier key to mod3 without using xmodmap
I am doing a task that is taking me longer than expected as xmodmap cannot be combined with other commands such as setxkbmap and so on.
My goal is to change Right_Control key from been assigned on ...
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How to map a sequence of keys to <dead_greek>?
I have mapped Insert to Multi_key (also known as Compose) so I can input ä or µ. I've used xmodmap -e 'keycode 118 = Multi_key' in my wm init script.
Now, checking /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/...
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How to map compose key to insert via setxkbmap?
I'm using US (non-international) layout. One way of typing üäöß is setting a compose key via:
setxkbmap -layout us -option compose:ralt
Unfortunately, this removes the normal "alt" ...
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Keyboard conf at `/etc/profile` does not work
This is a script that I can source or run to setup my keyboard layout:
#!/bin/bash
# Testing to only apply the layout to Kinesis keyboard.
# Get Device ID with: `xinput -list | grep -i key
debug_out=/...
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How do I fix exit code 1 for a systemd service running inputplug?
I want to set up a systemd service to set my custom keymap when my bluetooth keyboard is plugged. I am using inputplug, as suggested here.
Since I need to have an executable command containing no ...
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Why does setxkbmap on a single device also change other devices?
I am running Ubuntu on a Thinkpad laptop with an external keyboard linked up. The laptop keyboard has a GB layout and the external has a US layout.
First, I output a list of the connected devices (I'...
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Map right Alt to Ctrl key
I use Linux Mint Mate 17, which is based on Ubuntu 14.04,
and I want to map my right Alt to act as a Ctrl key
(since I can reach it with my right thumb, which is more comfortable).
How can I do that?
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